Vigilance cracks down on Vikas Bhavan Kerala Road Transport Corporation staff

Discrepancies were found in the accounts of the Vikas Bhavan depot of Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in a surprise inspection conducted by the vigilance wing of the KSRTC. The inspection was conducted by the out audit division officials as there were allegations of misappropriation of the revenue by the staff at the depot.

The vigilance wing was tipped off by some of the staff at the depot that the revenue from the distribution of concession tickets for students has been siphoned by some of the employees. The misappropriation was done with the help of some conductors attached to the depot.

The concession tickets are sealed and kept in order according to serial number, which is then distributed to student applicants. The conductors allegedly juggled the tickets and conducted business in such a way that the sold tickets are recorded as ‘not distributed’. This way, they could tamper with the actual accounts and pocket the profit.

“We have found out that the allegations are true. We even spotted irregularities in the accounts during the inspection,” said a vigilance official. However, the loss incurred by the corporation is yet to be estimated.

Source: Times Of India